Experienced stigma and self-stigma in Chinese patients with schizophrenia

Experiences of Social and Structural Forms of Stigma Among Chinese Immigrant Consumers with Psychosis

“…Compared with studies conducted in Hong Kong and China [24,25], our sample reported fewer incidences of actual discrimination (e.g., being turned down for a job), but higher incidences of social rejection and exclusion. Because mental illness is perceived as a barrier in acquiring work and many Chinese immigrate to the US to provide a better future for their families, Chinese immigrants may face higher levels of social rejection by their families given the context and pressures of their immigrant community.…”

Illness Perception in Turkish Schizophrenia Patients: A Qualitative Explorative Study

“…In a study by Lv, Wolf, and Wang (2012), close to 70% of the 95 patients with schizophrenia reported mild to moderate levels of self-stigma. Participants in this study also indicated discomfort with negative labels and by other societal views suggesting they are "normal and healthy" people who should work and be productive.…”

Cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the EQ-5D-5L items for English-speaking Asians in Singapore

“…These different response styles of Chinese might be explained by their culture-specific health belief and attitudes. In the Chinese culture, the action of claiming to have good health may be considered as inauspicious to one's health [19], and mental health problems are stigmatic [20,21]. Therefore, it is possible that Chinese participants were more discreet than Malays and Indians to describe a functional state as having no problems.…”